diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgudev/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgudev/default.nix
index 845caf57caa..5098bd9f65c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgudev/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgudev/default.nix
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   ];
 
   doCheck = true;
+  mesonFlags = lib.optional (!finalAttrs.finalPackage.doCheck) "-Dtests=disabled";
 
   passthru = {
     updateScript = gnome.updateScript {